“A fight over missing macaroni and cheese and spilled beer has landed a 49-year-old Deltona man in jail on suspicion of stabbing his brother, according to WPBF. WPBF said that Randy Zipperer was arrested on charges of aggravated battery and obstructing an officer without violence.”

“According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, a witness said Zipperer was at his home on Danforth Avenue when he became upset because he couldn’t find his macaroni and cheese. A witness told VCSO deputies when his 47-year-old brother, who was not identified, went to help look for the food he allegedly knocked over Zipperer’s beer. When the brothers got into an argument over the spilled beer, Zipperer allegedly got a knife from the kitchen and stabbed his brother in the stomach, deputies said. Deputies said the brother had a small puncture wound on his stomach.”

I am sure that the police officers took pictures of the wound. This will be used as evidence. Police “found blood leading from the kitchen to the bedroom.” They likely took pictures of this as well. They also took a 6-inch knife with blood on it into evidence.

When it comes to a battery charge, there are defenses. The main defense that people use is Florida self defense. If we take the article as the only story, there is not a self defense argument. There are usually two sides to every story, so we first need to know Zipperer’s version of the events to make a conclusion. “The Sherriff’s report indicated that Zipperer was apologetic while talking to deputies, but that he also allegedly threatened to beat his brother when he got out of jail.” This statement will certainly hurt his chances of arguing that he was defending himself against his brother. This is why it is so important to watch what you say to police.